diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e2bd2dff..41574029 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ signing {
   sign configurations.archives
 }
 
-//project.tasks.signArchives.onlyIf { !version.contains("SNAPSHOT") }
+// This disables the pedantic doclint feature of JDK8
+if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
+    tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
+        options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
+    }
+}
 
 uploadArchives {
   if(project.hasProperty('sonatypeUsername')) {